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International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

Vol:12, No:5, 2018

The Effect of Using Universal Design for Learning to Improve the Quality of
Vocational Programme with Intellectual Disabilities and the Challenges
Facing This Method from the Teachers' Point of View
Authors : Ohud Adnan Saffar
Abstract : This study aims to know the effect of using universal design for learning (UDL) to improve the quality of vocational
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programme with intellectual disabilities (SID) and the challenges facing this method from the teachers' point of view. The
significance of the study: There are comparatively few published studies on UDL in emerging nations. Therefore, this study will
encourage the researchers to consider a new approaches teaching. Development of this study will contribute significant
information on the cognitively disabled community on a universal scope. In order to collect and evaluate the data and for the
verification of the results, this study has been used the mixed research method, by using two groups comparison method. To
answer the study questions, we were used the questionnaire, lists of observations, open questions, and pre and post-test. Thus,
the study explored the advantages and drawbacks, and know about the impact of using the UDL method on integrating SID
with students non-special education needs in the same classroom. Those aims were realized by developing a workshop to
explain the three principles of the UDL and train (16) teachers in how to apply this method to teach (12) students non-special
education needs and the (12) SID in the same classroom, then take their opinion by using the questionnaire and questions.
Finally, this research will explore the effects of the UDL on the teaching of professional photography skills for the SID in Saudi
Arabia. To achieve this goal, the research method was a comparison of the performance of the SID using the UDL method with
that of female students with the same challenges applying other strategies by teachers in control and experiment groups, we
used the observation lists, pre and post-test. Initial results: It is clear from the previous response to the participants that most
of the answers confirmed that the use of UDL achieves the principle of inclusion between the SID and students non-special
education needs by 93.8%. In addition, the results show that the majority of the sampled people see that the most important
advantages of using UDL in teaching are creating an interactive environment with using new and various teaching methods,
with a percentage of 56.2%. Following this result, the UDL is useful for integrating students with general education, with a
percentage of 31.2%. Moreover, the finding indicates to improve understanding through using the new technology and
exchanging the primitive ways of teaching with the new ones, with a percentage of 25%. The result shows the percentages of
the sampled people's opinions about the financial obstacles, and it concluded that the majority see that the cost is high and
there is no computer maintenance available, with 50%. There are no smart devices in schools to help in implementing and
applying for the program, with a percentage of 43.8%.
Keywords : universal design for learning, intellectual disabilities, vocational programme, the challenges facing this method
Conference Title : ICSENTDA 2018 : International Conference on Special Educational Needs, Teaching and Different
Approaches
Conference Location : London, United Kingdom
Conference Dates : May 14-15, 2018

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